Railway-track gage, tie adjuster, holder, and curve-elevator.



PATENTED AUG. 6, 1907.

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c. WARREN. IiE ADJUSTER, HOLDER. AND 001w APPLIOATIONIPILED MAY 31, 1997.

ELEVATOR.

RAILWAY TRACK GAGE UNITED srn rns PATENT OFFICE.

GHARLES'WARREN, OF SALEM, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES OLENSY, OF

' SALEM, INDIANA.

RAILWAY-TRACK GAGE, TIE ADJUSTER, HOLDER, AND.GUR EELEVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1907.

Application filed May 31, 1907. Serial No. 376,570.

' To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, CHARLES WARREN, a citizen of the United States,-residingat Salem, inthe county of Washington and State of In: ana, have invented-con tain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Track Gages, Tie Adjusters, Holders, and Curve-Elevators;

. and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear.

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a railway track gage, tie adjuster, holder and curve elevator. I

The object of my invention is to produce a device I which will, after the tie has been placed under the track,

immediately elevate it to the proper position, hold it i i iuplace against the rails "until the ballast is firmly vice that will adjust the rails, while placing the tie i position without the -use of any other gage.

A further object of my invention is to produce a device that while placing the tie in position will show the proper elevation of each of the rails, thereby enabling the workmen to adjust the rails to a common level, and atthe same'time to provide a device that will enable said workmen to elevate one rail to any desired degree of elevation above the other on curved or straight grades.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification;Figure l is a sectional view of a,track,.showing in elevation a tie and my improved track gage, tie, adjuster, holder, and curve elevator.

"Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 1,

and showing the rail in elevation.

- Like letters refer to like parts in all the views. A represents the tie, B the rails ofthe railroad track,

and C a metal yoke, which may be of wrought, cast or I other metal, and provided with a right angled bracket piece D attached to one leg of the same. E represents a similar and somewhat longer right angled bracket atinched-to the other leg of said yoke C', and the two brackets D and E are so spaced by said yoke G that they will just fit on the inside surfaces of the rails B as shown;

The yoke G is-screw threaded in its center and'receives the screw threaded metal-rod F provided at its upper end with a handle H, and at its lower end with the cross piece I. Said cross piece has pivotally at-- tached thereto at each end the grappling hooks J adapted to seize and hold the tie A, as shown. Attached to the yoke O atone side, and in the center thereof, is a spirit level K. One leg of the yoke 6 1s slotted, and

receives the shoe L adapted to rest'on the rail and provided with the shank M perforated with the holes N.

O is a spring fastened to the slotted leg of the yoke G and controls a locking pin P passing through said slotted leg and the holes N at right angles to the slot, as shown.

The operation of my device is as follows. When a new tie is placed in position under the rails, the yoke G is placed across the rails, as shown, with the brackets D and fitting the interior surfaces of said rails, and the rod F is'screwed down until the hooks J grip the tie.

The rod F is then screwed up by means of the'handle H untilthetie strikes the bottom side of the rails. The level K is then consulted andone rail or the other elevated or depressed until the right position is secured. The handle H is then turned to set up further on the screw threaded rod F to hold the parts firmly in place, and the ballast is tamped home underneath the tie.

In-cjase one rail is to be elevated above the other, as on curves, or at any other place desired, the slotted end of this yoke C is adjusted along the shank M of the shoe L until the pin P comes opposite the right hole N in the shank M. The holes N are so spaced that'each represents one degree of elevation. After this slotted leg has been thus adjusted along the said shank M, the yoke is placed in position on the rails and the tie gripped as before. level shows zero, when the said rail will be as much Then the opposite rail is elevated until the higher than the other rail, as is represented by the particular hole that has been selected in the shank M.

Afterthis position has been secured the ballast is tamped, as before, and the spikes driven home.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. In :1 railway track gage, tie adjuster, holdenand curve elevator, the combination of a yoke provided with brackets adapted to fit between the inner surfaces of the rails, and with a screw threaded hole at its central portion, a screw threaded rod passing through .the said hole, and providedwith a cross piece at its lower end, and a handle at its upper end, and grappling hooks adapted to seize a tie pivotally attached to said cross piece, substantially as described.

2. In a railway track gage, tie adjuster, holder and curve elevator, the combination of a yoke provided with brackets adapted to fit between the inner surfaces of the rails, and with a screw threaded hole at its central portion, a screw threaded rod passing through the said hole, and

provided with a cross piece at its lower end, and a handle 3. In a railway track gage, tie adjuster, holder and curve elevator, the Combination 01f a yoke provided with [)l'LlCliCis' ar'lnpied lo fir between the inner surfaces of the rails, and with a srrew ilsreaded hole at its central portion, a screw threaded rod passing through the said hole, and provided with a cross pi at iis lower end, and a handle at its upper end, pphng hooks admired to seize a tie pivotally ziti'aehed to said cross piece, said yoke also provided with .1 spirit level at its center, and znslot in one leg, a shoe provided with a perforated shank passing through said slot and each of the holes of which represent one de gree of elevation of the opposite rail, and means to hold said leg at any desired point of adjustment on said shank, consisting of a spring pressed pin passing through said leg, slot, and holes, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of 15 two Witnesses.

CHARLES WARREN. Witnesses:

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